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utricle |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Utricle \U"tri*cle\, n. [L. utriculus a little womb, a calycle, dim. of uter, utris, a bag or bottle made of an animal's hide: cf F. utricule.] 1. A little sac or vesicle, as the air cell of fucus, or seaweed. 2. (Physiol.) A microscopic cell in the structure of an egg, animal, or plant. 3. (Bot.) A small thin-walled, one-seeded fruit, as of goosefoot. --Gray. 4. (Anat.) A utriculus. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: utricle n : small pouch into which the semicircular canals open [syn: {utriculus}]
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